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year1916

Gold in possession: Beaufort man involved: City court convicts: Notice of appeal [20 April 1916]

17 July 2025 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding a court case, was published in The Ballarat Star (Ballarat, Vic.), 20 April 1916.] Gold in possession. Beaufort man involved. City court convicts. Notice of appeal. At the City Court yesterday afternoon before the Police … [Read more...] about Gold in possession: Beaufort man involved: City court convicts: Notice of appeal [20 April 1916]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, court cases, crime law and punishment, SourceTrove, year1916

Is White Australia worth doing anything for except talk? [The Bulletin, 2 November 1916]

23 February 2025 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding the White Australia Policy, was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 2 November 1916.] Is White Australia worth doing anything for except talk? One of the yells raised by the opponents of reinforcing the army was this:— Are you … [Read more...] about Is White Australia worth doing anything for except talk? [The Bulletin, 2 November 1916]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, conscription WW1, publication The Bulletin (Sydney NSW), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, White Australia re conscription, year1916

Matarieh — Interieur de la Chapelle [WW1 postcard, 1916]

15 December 2024 · Leave a Comment

WW1 postcard, with a photograph of an interior section of a church

[Editor: This postcard incorporates a photograph of an interior section of a church. It appears that the postcard was sent by a soldier who was stationed in Egypt in 1916, during the First World War (1914-1918).] [Front of postcard] Matarieh — Intérieur de la … [Read more...] about Matarieh — Interieur de la Chapelle [WW1 postcard, 1916]

Filed Under: ephemera, postcards Tagged With: 500x500, correspondence WW1 era (original), Editor's notes additional (new), ESU funding, foreign postcards (divided), HTML tables (side) div style, IAC Ephemera Collection, photographs, postcards, postcards WW1, SourceIACLibrary, year1916

Marriage trap: Bride robbed and deserted [crime report, 12 December 1916]

17 July 2024 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding a case of fraud (involving marriage), was published in The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld.), 12 December 1916.] The following appeared in our Second Edition yesterday. Marriage trap. Bride robbed and deserted. Melbourne, December 11. A … [Read more...] about Marriage trap: Bride robbed and deserted [crime report, 12 December 1916]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, con men, confidence tricksters, crime law and punishment, SourceTrove, year1916

Died in the cells [court report, 12 December 1916]

17 July 2024 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding a death in police custody, was published in The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld.), 12 December 1916.] Died in the cells. Included in the list of persons charged in the City Police Court on Monday was the name of Robert Craig, aged 47, a … [Read more...] about Died in the cells [court report, 12 December 1916]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, crime law and punishment, deaths in custody, police, SourceTrove, year1916

Police Court: Assault: A heavy penalty [court report, 9 December 1916]

17 July 2024 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding an assault upon a man for helping the police, was published in the Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Maryborough, Qld.), 9 December 1916.] Police Court. Friday, December 8th, 1916. (Before J. M. Bracewell, Esq., … [Read more...] about Police Court: Assault: A heavy penalty [court report, 9 December 1916]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, crime law and punishment, SourceTrove, thugs, year1916

[Timothy Skelton] [crime report, 27 October 1916]

17 July 2024 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This untitled article was published in The Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW), 27 October 1916.] [Timothy Skelton] While being arrested at North Carlton, Victoria, Timothy Skelton, clerk (50), sustained a fracture of the right arm. It is alleged that accused struck … [Read more...] about [Timothy Skelton] [crime report, 27 October 1916]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, crime law and punishment, injuries in custody, police, SourceTrove, year1916

Red, White, and Blue [poem by Sheila Deane, 15 March 1916]

25 April 2024 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem, by Sheila Deane, was published in The Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW), 15 March 1916.] Red, White, and Blue. The days are cold and dreary, And the rain drives in from the west, And the soldiers all are weary, For they find no time … [Read more...] about Red, White, and Blue [poem by Sheila Deane, 15 March 1916]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: 500x500, grammar - Oxford commas, patriotic poetry, poem, SourceTrove, war poetry and military poetry, year1916

Wedding bells: Casinello—Hinson [wedding report, 23 February 1916]

7 April 2023 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, about a wedding, was published in The Morwell and Yinnar Gazette (Morwell, Vic.), 23 February 1916.] Wedding bells. Casinello—Hinson. The Methodist Church was the Mecca of Morwell feminity on Thursday afternoon, and shortly after two o’clock the … [Read more...] about Wedding bells: Casinello—Hinson [wedding report, 23 February 1916]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, SourceTrove, weddings, year1916

To wish you a happy Christmas [patriotic postcard, 14 November 1916]

25 December 2022 · Leave a Comment

An Australian Christmas postcard

[Editor: This Christmas postcard, which incorporates a photo of an Australian sheep station, with an illustration of an Australian flag, is dated 14 November 1916.] [Front of postcard] To wish you a happy Christmas An Australian sheep … [Read more...] about To wish you a happy Christmas [patriotic postcard, 14 November 1916]

Filed Under: ephemera, postcards Tagged With: 500x500, Australian blue ensign, Australian flag, Christmas postcards, correspondence (original), correspondence WW1 era (original), Dear Mac (connected correspondence), HTML tables (side) div style, IAC Ephemera Collection, postcards, SourceIACLibrary, year1916

Lead On [patriotic marching song, by C. E. Easton, circa 1916]

22 March 2022 · Leave a Comment

Lead On, by C. E. Easton

[Editor: This patriotic song was published circa 1916, during the First World War (1914-1918).] Collin’s popular sixpenny edition Lead On Patriotic Marching Song written and composed by C. E. Easton L.F. Collin Pty. Ltd., 187 & 189 Swanston … [Read more...] about Lead On [patriotic marching song, by C. E. Easton, circa 1916]

Filed Under: songs Tagged With: 500x500, song, songs patriotic, SourceTrove, World War One (1914-1918), year1916, YearApproximate

Personalities [extracts regarding the First World War, 27 May 1916]

5 February 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: Some extracts, regarding the First World War, from the “Personalities” column, published in The Molong Express and Western District Advertiser (Molong, NSW), 27 May 1916.] Personalities At a Court-Martial at Victoria Barracks recently, Pte. Alfred Arnold Johnson … [Read more...] about Personalities [extracts regarding the First World War, 27 May 1916]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: extracts, soldiers' letters WW1 era, SourceTrove, World War One (1914-1918), year1916

Obituary [obituary of of Mr. C. Olle, a colonist, 22 June 1916]

1 February 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This obituary of Mr. C. Olle was published in The Port Fairy Gazette (Port Fairy, Vic.), 22 June 1916. Charles Olle was an Australian colonist, who migrated from England in 1857. He was the son of Francis Olle and Hannah Olle (née Liles). He died in 1916, in Penshurst … [Read more...] about Obituary [obituary of of Mr. C. Olle, a colonist, 22 June 1916]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: colonists pioneers settlers, obituaries, SourceTrove, year1916

Ellen Shanley (colonist) [several items, 1916]

1 February 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: Reproduced below are several items regarding Ellen Shanley (née Malone), an Australian colonist, who migrated from Ireland in 1855. She was the daughter of Stephen Malone and Honorah Malone (née Phyland). She died in 1916, in Killarney (Victoria), at the age of 85 … [Read more...] about Ellen Shanley (colonist) [several items, 1916]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: colonists pioneers settlers, multiple items, obituaries, SourceTrove, year1916

Wednesday, June 28, 1916 [news items, 28 June 1916]

1 February 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: These paragraphs, relating to the First World War, are extracts from the news section of the Portland Guardian (Portland, Vic.), 28 June 1916.] Wednesday, June 28, 1916. INVALIDED HOME. — Private A. J. Hogan, who, as intimated in these columns some weeks ago, was … [Read more...] about Wednesday, June 28, 1916 [news items, 28 June 1916]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: extracts, military heroes, SourceTrove, World War One (1914-1918), year1916

Australasia Mourns Her Honored Dead [poem by Pat Matthews, ca. 1916]

2 February 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem commemorating the anniversary of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli. It was published on a single sheet of paper (a leaflet, or handbill), undated, but believed to have been published for the first Anzac Day (1916).] In Memoriam. Australasia Mourns her Honored … [Read more...] about Australasia Mourns Her Honored Dead [poem by Pat Matthews, ca. 1916]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Pat Matthews (author), SourceVarious, war poetry and military poetry, year1916

A Vision: And an Answer [poem supporting conscription, 27 October 1916]

12 October 2020 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by George Stacy was published in The Daily News (Perth, WA), 27 October 1916. It was written in response to the widely-distributed anti-conscription poem “The Blood Vote”.] A Vision And an Answer. “Why is your face so white, mother? Why do you choke … [Read more...] about A Vision: And an Answer [poem supporting conscription, 27 October 1916]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: conscription WW1, poem, SourceTrove, year1916

“The Blood Vote” [letter from J. H. Elshaug, 24 October 1916]

8 October 2020 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This letter to the editor was published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 24 October 1916. It was written in response to the widely-distributed anti-conscription poem “The Blood Vote” (which was published in various newspapers and as a widely distributed … [Read more...] about “The Blood Vote” [letter from J. H. Elshaug, 24 October 1916]

Filed Under: letters to the editor Tagged With: conscription WW1, letters to the editor, SourceTrove, The Blood Vote (poem), year1916

The Blood Vote [anti-conscription poem, 5 October 1916]

8 October 2020 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem was a significant part of the anti-conscription campaign in Australia during the First World War. Published in The Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW), 5 October 1916.] The Blood Vote. “Why is your face so white, Mother? Why do you choke for breath?” “O I … [Read more...] about The Blood Vote [anti-conscription poem, 5 October 1916]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Claude Marquet (1869-1920) (author), conscription WW1, E. J. Dempsey (1866-1935) (author), graphic as a main item, John Curtin (1885-1945) (subject), poem, SourceTrove, The Blood Vote (poem), William Robert Winspear (1859-1944) (author), year1916

Glossary [for The Moods of Ginger Mick, by C. J. Dennis]

5 August 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This glossary by C. J. Dennis was published in The Moods of Ginger Mick (1916).] The Glossary GLOSSARY For use with “The Sentimental Bloke” and “Ginger Mick.” A.I.F. — Australian Imperial Forces. Alley, to toss in the. — To give up the ghost. Also ran, … [Read more...] about Glossary [for The Moods of Ginger Mick, by C. J. Dennis]

Filed Under: chapters, glossaries Tagged With: C. J. Dennis (1876-1938) (author), glossary, SourceArchiveOrg, The Moods of Ginger Mick (C. J. Dennis 1916), year1916

“A Gallant Gentleman” [poem by C. J. Dennis]

5 August 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by C. J. Dennis was published in The Moods of Ginger Mick (1916).] “A Gallant Gentleman” A month ago the world grew grey fer me; A month ago the light went out fer Rose. To ’er they broke it gentle as might be; But fer ’is pal ’twus one uv them swift … [Read more...] about “A Gallant Gentleman” [poem by C. J. Dennis]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: C. J. Dennis (1876-1938) (author), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, The Moods of Ginger Mick (C. J. Dennis 1916), year1916

The Game [poem by C. J. Dennis]

5 August 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by C. J. Dennis was published in The Moods of Ginger Mick (1916).] The Game “Ho! the sky’s as blue as blazes an’ the sun is shinin’ bright, An’ the dicky birds is singin’ over’ead, An’ I’m ’ummin’, softly ’ummin’, w’ile I’m achin’ fer a fight, An’ … [Read more...] about The Game [poem by C. J. Dennis]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: C. J. Dennis (1876-1938) (author), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, The Moods of Ginger Mick (C. J. Dennis 1916), year1916

To the Boys Who Took the Count [poem by C. J. Dennis]

5 August 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by C. J. Dennis was published in The Moods of Ginger Mick (1916).] To the Boys Who Took the Count See, I’m writin’ to Mick as a bloke to a bloke — To a cobber o’ mine at the front — An’ I’m gittin’ full up uv the mullock they poke At the cove that is … [Read more...] about To the Boys Who Took the Count [poem by C. J. Dennis]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: C. J. Dennis (1876-1938) (author), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, The Moods of Ginger Mick (C. J. Dennis 1916), year1916

Rabbits [poem by C. J. Dennis]

5 August 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by C. J. Dennis was published in The Moods of Ginger Mick (1916).] Rabbits “Ar! Gimme fights wiv foemen I kin see, To upper-cut an’ wallop on the jor. Life in a burrer ain’t no good to me. ’Struth! This ain’t war! Gimme a ding-dong go fer ’arf a … [Read more...] about Rabbits [poem by C. J. Dennis]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: C. J. Dennis (1876-1938) (author), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, The Moods of Ginger Mick (C. J. Dennis 1916), year1916

A Letter to the Front [poem by C. J. Dennis]

5 August 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by C. J. Dennis was published in The Moods of Ginger Mick (1916).] A Letter to the Front I ’ave written Mick a letter in reply to one uv ’is, Where ’e arsts ’ow things is goin’ where the gums an’ wattles is. So I tries to buck ’im up a bit; to go fer … [Read more...] about A Letter to the Front [poem by C. J. Dennis]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: C. J. Dennis (1876-1938) (author), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, The Moods of Ginger Mick (C. J. Dennis 1916), year1916

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